Coalition lacks plan for clean energy

Federal opposition environment spokesman
Greg Hunt
should be ashamed of his backward and irresponsible comments yesterday attacking the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (ABC Radio National Breakfast, April 18).

Reserve Bank board member
Jillian Broadbent
has done an excellent job of navigating the muddy waters of Australian energy markets and policy to come up with a set of recommendations for the framework of the corporation.

Low-emissions and energy efficiency developments can be dealt with through other existing bodies.

In a sign that the Coalition is totally disinterested in the clean technologies that Australians want and that will benefit our economy, shadow treasurer
Joe Hockey
and opposition finance spokesman
Andrew Robb
completely ignored Broadbent’s offers to brief them on her findings.

The Coalition has offered no credible plan to support the clean energy economy we need to steer us out of the other side of the mining boom and, as Broadbent points out, across the world, investment in clean energy is booming with an estimated $240 billion being poured into the sector in 2011. Australia must be a part of this.